Shariah with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Salam everyone!

The MSA will be hosting Faraz Rabbani to come and speak concerning sharia. Here is the email with all the information:

WHAT IS SHARIAH?
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

When: Wednesday, October 27th, 6-7pm
Where: University of Chicago
Stuart Hall, Room 104
5835 South Greenwood Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Shariah has become a heated topic of discussion in American popular media in recent years. More often than not there is an unclear conception of what Shariah actually is. In this talk, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, a North American Muslim jurist, will discuss the sources, principles, and objectives of Shariah in order to better inform our understanding thereof.

OPEN TO ALL! FOOD PROVIDED!

SPEAKER BIO: Shaykh Faraz Rabbani is a teacher of Hanafi fiqh and the Islamic sciences. After graduating from the University of Toronto with a degree in Commerce and Economics, he spent three years in Damascus where he studied fiqh, ‘aqida, and other subjects with Shaykh Adib al-Kallas, Shaykh Hassan al-Hindi, Shaykh Muhammad Jumu’a, Shaykh Muhammad Qaylish, Shaykh Mu’min al-‘Annan, and others.

After ten years overseas, Shaykh Faraz returned to Canada in the Summer of 2007. In May 2008 he founded SeekersGuidance to deal with the urgent need to spread Islamic knowledge--both online and on the ground--in a reliable, relevant, inspiring, and accessible manner.

With fellow SeekersGuidance teachers Shaykh Yahya Rhodus and Shaykh Omar Qureshi, Shaykh Faraz hopes to establish a model Islamic seminary that will produce Islamic scholars of the highest caliber, through excellence in teaching, curriculum, spiritual training, and a deep spirit of service--with knowledge of both religion and contemporary social and intellectual realities. Shaykh Faraz also serves as a partner and legal advisor with StraightWay Ethical Advisory.

He is the author of Absolute Essentials of Islam: Faith, Prayer, and the Path of Salvation According to the Hanafi School (White Thread Press, 2004.) In 2009, Shaykh Faraz was named one of the 500 most influential Muslims by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center.